Introduction to Paleobiology and the Fossil Record, 2nd Edition
$112.79
- Paperback
656 pages
- Release Date
22 April 2020
Summary
This book presents a comprehensive overview of the science of the history of life. Paleobiologists bring many analytical tools to bear in interpreting the fossil record and the book introduces the latest techniques, from multivariate investigations of biogeography and biostratigraphy to engineering analysis of dinosaur skulls, and from homeobox genes to cladistics.
All the well-known fossil groups are included, including microfossils and invertebrates, but an important feature is th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781119272854 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1119272858 |
| Author: | David A.T. Harper, Michael J. Benton |
| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 656 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 22 April 2020 |
| Weight: | 1.72kg |
| Dimensions: | 31mm x 216mm x 277mm |
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David A.T. Harper
Michael J. Benton is Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology at the University of Bristol. He is interested particularly in early reptiles, Triassic dinosaurs and macroevolution, and has published 50 books and over 400 scientific articles. He founded the Masters in Paleobiology degree at Bristol, which has now graduated over 400 students.
David A.T. Harper is a leading expert on fossil brachiopods, numerical methods in paleontology and Phanerozoic stratigraphy. He is Professor of Paleontology, and Principal of Van Mildert College in Durham University. He has published over 15 books and monographs, including a couple of influential textbooks, as well as over 300 scientific articles and, together with Øyvind Hammer, the widely-used software package PAST.
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